Winchester Osgood
American football player
1870 – 1896
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Who was Winchester Osgood?
Winchester Dana Osgood was a prominent American college athlete in the late 19th century at both Cornell University and University of Pennsylvania. He played halfback on the football teams at both schools and served as the head football coach at Indiana University for one season in 1895, compiling a record of 4–3–1. Osgood volunteered for the Cuban forces during Cuba’s fight for Independence from Spain. He was commissioned a major in artillery in the Cuban Army and was killed in combat. Osgood was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a player in 1970.
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- Born
- Apr 12, 1870
Fort Barrancas - Education
- University of Pennsylvania
- Died
- Oct 18, 1896
Cuba
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on July 23, 2013
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